As he congratulated Bosh, Raptors coach Jay Triano was reminded again of his star's possible departure as an unrestricted free agent, and of the ongoing trade talk. The L.A. Lakers now supposedly are in the mix with Andrew Bynum, and never mind the summer speculation that Bosh will go to the Big Apple. Insiders believe the Lakers started that rumour themselves to give Bynum a kick.

"I've talked to (general manager) Bryan Colangelo extensively and those rumours are just rumours," Triano said. "The rumours persist because of the quality of the names of guys who will be free agents at the end of the year.

"People love to speculate and when you can speculate about great names, it becomes more interesting."

Triano saw it as more meaningful that Bosh was named by coaches to the reserve squad for the game, being held Valentine's Day in Bosh's hometown of Dallas.